September 23, 2004

OP-ED: IRAQ MESSAGES NEED HONING Newsday, Sept. 23 -- Both presidential candidates face the challenge of persuading the public on the military mission in Iraq and the war's role in the election, say Christopher Gelpi and Peter Feaver, professors of political science at Duke University. Full story

ANGER LINKED TO HEART DISEASE CBS News, Sept. 22 -- A bad attitude may put your heart at risk, regardless of how well you've got the other traditional heart disease risk factors under control, according to a new Duke study. Full story --Also, Science: Screaming Your Way to Bad Health Full story

GUN-LAW DEMISE WORRIES HEALTH EXPERTS CBS MarketWatch, Sept. 22 -- Apart from the most obvious costs of gun violence, fear of it also exacts a broad-based toll ranging from depressed property values to general anxiety, says Duke University's Philip Cook. Full story

THE SERENITY WORKOUT Newsweek, Sept. 27 -- Duke University psychologist James Blumenthal's studies have confirmed the therapeutic effects of exercise. Full story

OP-ED: DAMAGE CONTROL IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH Orlando Sentinel, Sept. 23 -- In the end, nothing may remain for Anglicans but to choose sides, says Divinity School professor David C. Steinmetz. (Free registration required.) Full story

WALL STREET JOURNAL RANKS FUQUA AMONG TOP M.B.A. PROGRAMS Investors.com, Sept. 21 -- Corporate recruiters placed Duke's M.B.A. program 14th, up three slots, in their business school rankings published by The Wall Street Journal. Full story --Also, Wall Street Journal: Recruiters' Scorecard Full story Charlotte Business Journal: Business Schools at UNC, Duke Rank High in Survey Full story

FORUM AT DUKE ANGERS JEWS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Sept. 23 -- As Duke carefully plans security for a pro-Palestinian conference on its campus next month, the university is feeling the sting of outrage from Jewish groups, alumni and students. Full story --Also, (Duke) Chronicle: Faculty Encourage Free Flow of PSM Dialogue Full story Duke News: Palestine Solidarity Conference at Duke Full story

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SEC TAKES ACTION Minnesota Public Radio's Marketplace Morning Report, Sept. 22 -- Duke law professor James Cox says there's a better way to give back to investors when the Securities and Exchange Commission settles up. (See first feature.) Full story

TEEN'S 1,200 PLANTED TREES LEAD TO PRIZE Charlotte Observer, Sept. 23 -- Duke freshman Matthew Rich, who led efforts to plant more than 1,200 trees in public areas, has won national honors recognizing leadership and service by young people. (Free registration required.) Full story

AMAZING RACE' COUPLE KEEP IT REAL “ NICE BlackAmericaWeb.com, Sept. 22 -- Mark Anthony Neal, an associate professor of popular black culture at Duke, says many black reality show participants have been anything but nice. Full story

AMERICANS CAN'T MAKE UP THEIR MINDS ABOUT HOMEWORK The (Nashville) Tennessean, Sept. 19 -- How much homework is too much? It's been a volatile question for at least a century, says Harris Cooper of Duke University, author of "The Battle Over Homework." Full story